Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to see that one of my favourite Tumblr bloggers supports the rights of sex workers. This isn’t something I see too much around here, so if you are a current or former sex worker, or if you are an ally that blogs about the issues and politics surrounding sex work, please reblog so that I can find you. :)
Sláinte!
Laurel
DID YOU KNOW:
The Little Mermaid was written as a love letter by Hans Christian Anderson to Edvard Collin. Anderson, upon hearing of Collin’s engagement to a young woman, proclaimed his love to him. He told him ”I long for you as though you were a beautiful Calabrian girl.” Edvard Collin turned Anderson down, disgusted. Anderson then wrote The Little Mermaid to symbolize his inability to have Collin just as a mermaid cannot be with a human. He sent it to Collin in 1936 and it goes down in history as one of the most profound love letters ever written.
Most scholars and psychoanalysts concluded that Anderson was bisexual; however, he never acted upon his homosexual drives.
The Little Mermaid, as it was originally written, did not have a happy ending.
Robert Mickelsen: Heart And Soul (2012)
Lampworked borosilicate glass, sculpted, blown, sandblasted
This haunting artwork is made of real blood
If Dracula stumbled into a gallery show by hemoglobin-obsessed designer Jordan Eagles, the vampire would immediately begin licking the walls.
And upon discovering that Eagles’ medium is runoff cow’s blood from slaughterhouses, the Lord of the Vampires would be absurdly disappointed and go home. Or turn into a half-raincloud, half-dog abomination and devour gallery patrons.
As for all those human readers out there, your appreciation of Eagles’ platelet-happy pieces depends on your squeamishness. He also experiments with projectors, turning entire rooms into arteries. If you’ve ever wanted to feel like Raquel Welch in Fantastic Voyage, it’s not a bad place to start.
At the Tokyo Hotaru Festival 2012, 100,000 LED Lights were released in the Sumida River. It’s a way the Japanese imitate Hotaru (Japanese word for Fireflies) as the lights float with the current of the water. One of the events sponsors, Panisonic, designed these solar-powered LED balls known as Prayer Stars.
